Shaving brush



G.' BoKA SHAVING BRUSH Original Filevd March 25, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORNEYWITNESS:

Patented Aug. 2l, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lApplication led March 25, 1927, Serial No. 1.718,346. Renewed May 26,1928.

This invention relates to improvements in Shaving and other brushes, thegeneral ob] ect of the invention being to provide means whereby a tubeof shaving cream or the like can be attached` to the brush and pressureexertedupon the tube to eject some of the material therefrom intothebristlesl of the brush Whenever desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide valve means for preventingthe escape of material from the tube until pressure 1s applied to thetube.

A still further object of the invention is to so form the parts that anew tube can be substituted for an old one when the contents of the oldone have been used up. v

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to

be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, refer-- ence Will be had to theaccompanying drawings Wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure l is an elevation of the device.'

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 3 is a view of the handle.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vievs7 of the valve.

In these views, 1 indicates the brush head which isformed With -anannular groove 2 to receive the bristles 3 so that a space is left atthe center of the brush and said head is formed'with a central passage5, the inner end of which is enlarged and threaded to receive thethreaded nipple 6 of a tube, such as A, the inner end of the head beingbeveled to receive the outlet end of the tube. The handle 7 is oftubular construction to receive the tube A and the of rubber or thelike. handle is reinforced by a band 8 of greater thickness than therest of the handle and this end ofthe tube is provided With a longi-.tudinally extending .slit 9 which passes through the reinforcement andinto the main part of the tubular handle so that this part of the handlecan be opened or spread apart, as shown in Figure 3, to permlt a tube ofpaste and the brush head to be put in place.

The open end of the brush head and is formed The reinforcing part orband, at its ends, is separated l'rom the handle part, as shown at 1U,so that the ends of the reinforcement can be stretched and thus broughttogether and fastened by the latch part 1l engaging the keeper part 12,these parts being fastened to the ends of the reinforcement. This willhold the tube A and the brush head in the handle part, as shown inFigures 1, 2 and 4. The open end of the handle part is fromed with aninwardly extending flange 13 which overlaps f the brush head, as shownin i Figure 2.

A rod 14 is enlarged inner endI of the passage 5 with the outer portionof the passage and a fiat sinuous spring l5 has one end attached to thisrod. A valve forming ball16 is fastened to the other end of the springand closes the outer end of the passage.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a tube of paste and the brushhead can be easily placed in the tubular handle, after which the partsare closed andfastened together by the latch means. When it is desiredto use the brush, it is simply necessary to squeeze the tubular handleto exert pressure upon the tube A and this will force some of thecontents of the tube through the passage 5, past the valve into thebristles. As soon as the v pressure ceases, the spring 15 Will draw thevalve back upon its seat and thus prevent the escape of any more of thematerial. Air Will enter the slit 9 to prevent a vacuum being formed inthe tubular handle, or if de- Sired, a small hole 17 may be formed inthe end of the tubular handle to permit air to enter the same. .i

As will be seen, with this device, paste can be delivered to thebristles of the brush by a simple pressure on the handle of the deviceand the valve will keep the passage closed sol that there is no dangerof the contents of the tube drying out or too much paste passing to thebristles. When the contents of one tube have been used, a new tube canbe substituted for the old one and the bristles can be Washed, after thebrush has been used,"to rid them of the paste, the valve preventing anymore paste reaching the bristles until the handle is pressed upon.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

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I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A brush of the class described comprising a head, anannular row of bristles carried thereby, said head hav-ing a centrallyarranged passage therethrough, the inner end thereinand means forfastening the ends' of the reinforced part together.

2. A brush of the class described comprising a brush head, said headhaving a centrally 20 arranged passage therethrough, the inner end ofwhich is threaded to receive the threaded outlet end of a paste tube, atubular handle fitting over the tube and head, the open end of which hasa reinforcing band around the 25 same, said tubular handle and bandbeing split to permit? the head and tube to be placed therein, meansfoil fastening t-he ends of the reinforced part together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE BOKA.

